Shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction 2011, Nicole Krauss''s Great House is a haunting story that explores loss and memory.
In New York a woman spends the night with a young Chilean poet before he departs, leaving her at his desk. Later, he is arrested by Pinochet''s secret police. . . In north London, a man caring for his dying wife discovers a lock of hair that unravels a terrible secret. . . In Jerusalem, an antiques dealer reassembles his father''s study plundered by Nazis. One item remains missing. . .
Spanning continents and decades, weaving an intricate web of its characters'' lives, Great House tells a soaring story of love, loss and survival against the odds.
''The History of Love was very good indeed. Great House...is even better. A heartbreaking meditation on loss and memory and how they construct our lives'' Guardian
''Full of mystery and suspense, building towards one og th great climaxes in contemp
